cantalach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From cantal (“plaintiveness; peevishness, petulance”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈkaun̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠəx]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠəx]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəlˠa(h)]
Adjective edit
cantalach (genitive singular masculine cantalaigh, genitive singular feminine cantalaí, plural cantalacha, comparative cantalaí)
Declension edit
Declension of cantalach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cantalach | chantalach | cantalacha; chantalacha² | |
Vocative | chantalaigh | cantalacha | ||
Genitive | cantalaí | cantalacha | cantalach | |
Dative | cantalach; chantalach¹ |
chantalach; chantalaigh (archaic) |
cantalacha; chantalacha² | |
Comparative | níos cantalaí | |||
Superlative | is cantalaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- cantalachán m (“peevish person; grumbler, crank”)
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cantalach | chantalach | gcantalach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cantalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “cantalach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cantalach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.